She Blooms

No matter what season we may find ourselves in, Mother’s Day tends to be a sensitive day for women (and even their children too). Holidays like these have a peculiar way of annunciating all life has thrown at us… But today, this year, on this Mother’s Day, it is well with my soul. Whether we are barren or a full house, whether missing the wayward child or moms passed away, whether we are grieving over children lost or celebrating children or grandchildren gained, or any other matter life presents us, I pray we choose to be ‘ever-blooming’ through it all. Every rose has thorns, fights disease, and is attacked by pests, and yet, she blooms.

(This rose I photographed reminded me of my 4 children)

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My Very First…

After doing a deep clean on a catamaran ⛵ today (I own a cleaning business, Yachts Maid Ready, LLC), I rushed over to our friend’s house to retrieve my very first David Austin English rose! I had it shipped there because our boat neighbor friend said I could keep it there since my last beloved rose went overboard last Summer 😦 (I live on a sailboat). The rose is currently in bare root form, but I potted ‘Lady Emma Hamilton’, for she will grow to be deliciously fragrant tangerine colored rose with hints of pinks and yellows in her petal edges along with Allysum, a small white flowering plant around the base. It was a good day. 🌹 #davidaustinroses #everbloomingroses #rose

How ‘Lady Emma Hamilton’ and ‘Allysum’ look presently.

How LEH will look soon!

Another photo of Lady Emma Hamilton.

Thankful

The Magazine

After working on this beautiful magazine for over a year, it is finally finished! Ever-Blooming Roses: Through the Seasons of Change boasts twenty-four pages of gardening tips for your roses through all four seasons and includes vivid photos as well as an encouragement for the gardener’s soul!

Order a copy of Ever-Blooming Roses: Through the Seasons of Change for yourself!

 

Painting Roses

Now that I only have two roses to tend to on my Myrtle Beach balcony (compared to my once sprawling rose garden I sold in Pennsylvania), I find myself longing to capture the thrill of more bountiful blooms. In the past, I would photograph my own roses constantly posing in my garden or travel to the nearby Hershey Gardens to film the pleasantry of petals, but considering the nearest rose garden is approximately 2 hours away, I ponder the possibilities of painting roses instead.  Thankfully, YouTube provides much guidance and inspiration as I embark on creating and collecting a unique rose garden…on paper!

Christopher Columbus Discovered a Rose

“The rose played a significant part in the discovery of America. It was on October 11,1492, that Columbus and his weary crew, while becalmed in the frightening Sargasso Sea, picked out of the water a rose branch bright with red hips. It was this that gave seafarers the courage to continue their voyage to the New World” -The Magic World of Roses, Matthew A.R. Bassity

A large rose hip weighs heavily on a Texas rose cane.

Ever-Blooming Roses on YouTube

Did you know the Ever-Blooming Roses channel offers recordings of “In the Garden with Carrie Renee Turner” among other nourishment for the rosarian’s soul? If you love gardening, photography of roses, and inspiration, this is the channel for you! Subscribe to get inspirational gardening videos and updates in your email.

Ever-Blooming Roses YouTube Channel

Choose To Be Ever-Blooming

Despite the evils we encounter in man, may we, like the rose, choose to be ever-blooming.
#lasvegasshooting #EverBloomingRoses #FearNot

Louise Clements

This group of roses is known as “Louise Clements”. I love the various shades of apricot.

Buxom Beauty

This hot pink rose known as “Buxom Beauty” pops against the luscious green leaflets.